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Antiepileptic vs Antiseizure - What's the difference?

antiepileptic | antiseizure |

In pharmacy|lang=en terms the difference between antiepileptic and antiseizure

is that antiepileptic is (pharmacy) acting to prevent epilepic seizures while antiseizure is (pharmacy) intended to combat or reduce seizures.

As adjectives the difference between antiepileptic and antiseizure

is that antiepileptic is (pharmacy) acting to prevent epilepic seizures while antiseizure is (pharmacy) intended to combat or reduce seizures.

As a noun antiepileptic

is (medicine) a drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures.

antiepileptic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (pharmacy) Acting to prevent epilepic seizures
    • This drug has an antiepileptic effect.

    Hypernyms

    * anticonvulsant

    Derived terms

    * antiepileptically

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
    • He was prescribed a course of antiepileptics .

    antiseizure

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (pharmacy) Intended to combat or reduce seizures
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 31, author=Linda Greenhouse, title=Chief Justice Is Hospitalized After Seizure, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Most neurologists would start a patient like the chief justice on one of a number of antiseizure drugs, Dr. Miller said. }}